The surrounding guards and Aunt Guan were all on the spot, Brother Guan's face turned pale for a while, and Brother Guan, who was being searched, heard the movement, and hurriedly ran to chase his sister.

Junior Brother Guan grabbed the eldest brother and said, "Big brother, don't pay attention to this crazy woman, she is kind enough to be a donkey's liver and lungs." Don't go, Lord Chen and Lord Liu are here, you have all your military exploits, but you are not an officer, as long as you recognize the two adults, your future prospects in the army will be very ambitious. ”

Brother Guan looked at his younger brother for a while, gently pushed the hand that opened and closed the sleeve of the younger brother, turned around and chased towards the door.

"Gee, that's what I said." Aunt Guan hurriedly chased after her.

Brother Guan dragged his mother and said: "Mother, what else do you want, these two are gone, and I don't want to deal with them in the future, but this time I told my father-in-law that someone is going to come to the family, if you are not there, where will I put my face." ”

His mother didn't have any idea, so she quickly stopped when she heard this, and Ren Guan pulled her all the way into the garden, and kept looking back at the direction of the gate all the way.

"Mother, you have to remember, don't call me little brother anymore, I'll call Guan Dehong." Brother Guan was still telling as he walked.

After entering the garden, Xiao Brother Guan told again: "Mother, when you see Mr. Chen, you should call 'adult', and the same is true for Lord Liu, you can't say you or anything, the others are also from various divisions and trading companies, it is best to call the people of the trading company Mr., and those who have divisions should still call adults, don't call us wrong, make people feel that we are from the countryside." ”

The aunt of the Guan family looked panicked, kept remembering in her heart, and did not remember any of them, this courtyard is full of wealth, although she said that she came to the last time her younger brother got married, but she was still a little panicked in her heart, and now she was imposing by the guests. was threatened by the guards again, and he had already lost his soul, and he was almost dragged by Brother Guan.

Finally arrived at the place where Zhou Laifu was, Zhou Laifu came over to say hello kindly, the aunt of the Guan family only knew the sighing answer in her mouth, and she couldn't say a decent word at all, and the little brother Guan was secretly anxious.

Zhou Laifu quickly invited Chen Xin, Chen Xin walked over with a calm face, and said to the aunt of the Guan family: "Sister-in-law of the Guan family." I am Chen Xin, the chief soldier of Dengzhou, and I just heard Zhou Laifu say that the children of the Guan family have all become instruments, and you still raise them well. ”

"Oops, this. This ......" Sister-in-law Guan kept rubbing her hands on her clothes, it turned out that this Chen Dashuai was so polite, she was relieved in her heart, and said to Chen Xin casually: "Big, big, big brother, I actually don't know how to raise them." They all take care of themselves, and they don't listen to what I say, you see, ......."

As soon as the words of Aunt Guan's eldest brother came out, Junior Brother Guan almost fainted. His mouth was dry, his face was red and white, and when he peeked at Chen Xin, he found that this Chen Dashuai was still smiling. is making love with his mother......

Brother Guan hurriedly ran to the gate and asked a Zhou family servant who was guarding the door. said that he was going west, so he hurriedly went to chase after him, and only a moment later he saw the back of Guan Xiaomei walking quickly.

Brother Guan chased after the little sister, and didn't pull her, silently following behind. Guan Xiaomei heard the footsteps and turned her head to look, her face was already full of tears. She didn't say anything, and Brother Guan didn't ask, he knew that his sister was going back to the troupe in Qingzhou City.

The two walked one after the other, Guan Xiaomei had been to Dengzhou many times, and knew that there were the most carriages and horses at the south gate, where there were many four-wheeled passenger carriages, the most to Laiyang and Pingdu, and the relatively few who went to Qingzhou Mansion, it was not easy to gather the number of people, especially these days when it was the New Year.

This trip took several miles to walk, and both of them were used to running in the mountains since childhood, and they soon walked there, and they didn't feel tired. The two of them walked along the carriage and horse market outside Chaotianmen, and the carriages stopped on the side of the road, most of which belonged to the carriage and horse shops engaged in Dengzhou Tunpu, some were local to Dengzhou, and some were waiting for the return trip after coming from Tunpu from other places.

These carriages have two wheels and four wheels, and there are even ox carts that go for a short distance to Huangxian and Zhaoyuan, and some of the carriages have a sign erected on them, with the names of Pingdu, Jiaozhou, Jimo, Yexian, Changyi and other places.

"Pingdu Prefecture, there are still two people missing."

"Changyi, Changyi, is there any way back to the cotton factory?"

The driver howled loudly from the driving position in front of him, announcing the name of the place he was going to so that those who could not read could know it, but there was none in Qingzhou. Brother Guan asked, I heard that the army in Qingzhou did not have a holiday, there were no carriages over there, and there were very few people in Dengzhou who wanted to pass.

Brother Guan was a little anxious, the little sister had a few colleagues when she returned to Wendeng, but now she is single, he doesn't want the little sister to go to Pingdu or Changyi to transfer, after all, she is a woman. If you go directly to the carriage of Qingzhou Mansion, he can write down the tunhu number of the coachman, so that the safety of the little sister can be guaranteed.

He walked around and didn't see anyone who went directly to Qingzhou Mansion, gritted his teeth and said to Guan Xiaomei: "Little sister, I will send you to Qingzhou Mansion, and then I will go back to Pingdu Prefecture." ”

Guan Xiaomei lowered her head and said, "You're not going to see Lord Chen?" Maybe he'll see you and promote you to an officer. ”

Brother Guan touched the soft military hat on his head, "I have seen Master Chen before, and he personally wore my medal." ”

Guan Xiaomei asked in surprise, "Why haven't I heard you say it?" ”

"What is there to say, Lord Chen praised me as the king of soldiers at that time." Brother Guan recalled the scene at that time and couldn't help but smirk.

Guan Xiaomei had forgotten the unhappiness just now, pursed her lips and smiled: "Actually, I have also seen it, and he also taught me to sing, I have always been strange, Master Chen is very good at fighting, how can he even know how to sing." No matter what you say, I actually think that Master Chen is really a good official, I am not aiming at his guards, every time he comes to listen to the singing, the guards have to go backstage to take a look, I have seen it. Fang Cai just couldn't see the little brother like that, the name was taken by his father's mother, he changed it without asking his mother, I think he was snobbish. ”

Brother Guan said in a low voice, "The younger brother has been smart since he was a child, not as stupid as me, he has a big mind, and I can't help much, let's think about him more, after all, the Guan family has a good person." ”

"I'm too lazy to look at him, and I don't rely on him to eat." Guan Xiaomei turned her head after speaking, and walked straight towards a carriage in Changyi.

Brother Guan also followed, and at this time, a carriage suddenly came over on the road, and a voice shouted: "Is there anyone who goes to Qingzhou Mansion, there is still one missing!" ”

Brother Guan hurriedly ran to the middle of the road to stop, and the carriage quickly stopped. The coachman asked with a white breath: "Went to Qingzhou Mansion?" ”

"Yes, we're two people."

The coachman shook his head and said, "There's only one spot." ”

Guan Xiaomei also came at this time, and Brother Guan said with some embarrassment: "Brother, look at it, if my sister walks alone, I don't feel at ease, or I can squat." ”

The coachman tilted his head and said, "Master Jun, if you don't believe it, look at it, it's full of salutes in the middle, and it really can't fit it." But ah. Don't worry about your sister-in-law's safety, there are two military masters from Dengzhou Town, who are going to Qingzhou Mansion, they are here, what are you worried about. ”

"Really?" When Brother Guan heard that there were soldiers from Dengzhou Town. I suddenly felt that I had a bottom in my heart, and hurriedly went around to the back, the door of this kind of passenger carriage was at the back, and it was a thick cloth curtain that blocked the wind, and Brother Guan lifted it up to take a look, and sure enough, there were two people in red regular uniforms sitting on the outermost side, chatting with a merchant beside him. There were also two women in it, sitting at the innermost end.

"Brother, are you going to Qingzhou Mansion?"

The two soldiers turned their heads to look at it, and when they saw the Tiger Head Medal on Brother Guan's chest, their attitudes became very respectful. One of them said, "Yes, we are from the third battalion." ”

"I'm the ...... of the Guards Battalion" Brother Guan hurriedly said the reason, and the two soldiers agreed and immediately helped to make room in the car. Guan Xiaomei was arranged in the innermost, and one of the soldiers also showed the military card to Brother Guan. Ensure that the little sister is sent to the gate of the theater.

Brother Guan thanked him again and again, and took out a salary ticket to thank the two of them, and the soldier waved his hand and said: "Don't our instructors always say, Dengzhou soldiers are an army with honor and style, and helping the people is style, you can rest assured, it will be delivered to you, and if something goes wrong, you will come to the first battalion to find me." ”

Brother Guan put his mind at ease, went to the front of the car to pay the little sister's head money (note: the fare of the Ming Dynasty guests), and then returned to the back of the car.

Guan Xiaomei probed in the innermost part and said, "Brother, do you still want to go to the little brother's house?" ”

Brother Guan took out a few chapters of the salary ticket and gave it to the younger sister, "I want to go, there are fewer people going to my house, the younger brother's face is not good-looking, I can't help him with anything else, I always want to go and see." The ticket is collected, don't eat and live on the way, listen to the words of the chief in the troupe, don't worry at home, I will send my mother back to Wendeng. ”

The carriage started slowly, Guan Xiaomei took the salary ticket with the body temperature of the eldest brother, her eyes were red, and she habitually saluted and said goodbye to the eldest brother Guan, and the two Dengzhou soldiers were surprised.

Brother Guan stopped chasing and returned a military salute, the carriage curtain was lowered, covering the figure of the little sister, Brother Guan slowly lowered his hand, and watched the carriage disappear at the turn of the road, and then he turned around and strode towards Zhenguan Street......

Tossing around at the door again, the captain of the guard already recognized Brother Guan, and did not ask the master to confirm his identity, and after a search, Brother Guan finally entered the courtyard.

At this time, lunch has been eaten, the guests are sitting in a circle in the wide main hall to talk, some of the low status is in the various side halls to play horse hanging, Shuanglu, fall into some gambling games, usually Dengzhou town army is strictly forbidden to gamble, only during the Spring Festival. So Chen Xindu played a few hands in the past, but the number was not too large.

Although there is no specific requirement for civil officials not to gamble, these people know the preferences of Shangguan, and they are very low-key when they want to gamble on weekdays.

Brother Guan walked to the door of the hall, Brother Guan was talking to a young man at the door, when he saw the eldest brother coming, a trace of joy flashed on his face, and then his face sank again.

Brother Guan walked up to his younger brother and whispered: "I, this, I sent my little sister away, your father-in-law didn't get angry." ”

Junior Brother Guan snorted, and didn't elaborate, the young man next to him bowed to Senior Brother Guan and said, "It turned out to be the eldest brother, in Xia Xu Pingjie, I met the eldest brother in Qingzhou Mansion." ”

Brother Guan opened his mouth to look at the person in front of him, Xu Pingjie smiled disapprerovitically: "The eldest brother beat the fat man who played the Tartar that day, Xu was a good person Yang Gang that day, and I happened to see it on stage, and I still feel happy to this day." ”

Brother Guan suddenly realized, and he immediately said: "That Tang Wei is now a soldier in the guard battalion, although he is more careful, he is also very able to endure hardships......

Xu Pingjie shook his head and interrupted: "That drama tartar is a liar by nature, the eldest brother should not be deceived by him, he must be punished more, it is better to beat him so that he can't walk, haha." ”

Brother Guan smiled unnaturally, now Tang Wei is in his division, although there is a little problem, but it is not as unbearable as Xu Pingjie said.

At this time, Chen Xin happened to come out of a side room after playing two handfuls, and was walking towards the main hall with Yang Yunnong. Junior Brother Guan hurriedly pulled his brother over and said, "Lord Chen, this is my eldest brother......

"Brother Guan! The official awarded you a medal back then. Chen Xin came over and pointed to the medal on Brother Guan's chest and laughed, "Do you know that your deeds have been reported in the military newspaper, and they have been spread to Nanzhili, I heard that in Jiangnan, the commentary on Zhenhaimen is almost surpassing "Qin Shubao Looks at the Girl". ”

Brother Guan hurriedly stood up and saluted, Chen Xin returned the salute with a smile on his face, and then patted Brother Guan on the shoulder and said, "The king of soldiers back then has now become a non-commissioned officer." I just heard Zhou Laifu say that the people of your Guan family, it turns out that the official has seen it, your sister is the first to play Tang Xiaoxiao's Guan Peipei, and the stage name is still given by the official, can she come this time? ”

Junior Brother Guan was so excited that his eyes lit up, and he smiled at Chen Xin with some embarrassment when he heard it: "It's hard for Lord Chen to remember, that's my sister, I was not at home this time, I missed the opportunity to meet the adult, and the eldest brother also arrived late, please ask the adult Haihan for the rudeness." ”

Chen Xin waved his hand indifferently, "It's a trivial matter, what's so rude, our Dengzhou Town is the least polite, your family is very good, doing your job well is the greatest courtesy to this official." ”

"Adults are generous." Brother Guan laughed with him.

Chen Xin invited Senior Brother Guan into the house together, and let him, a combat hero, meet the chief official of the Civil Department, and suddenly stopped at the door and asked, "Senior brother, you have only arrived now, do you have dinner?" ”

Brother Guan's stomach just growled, he usually became a big stomach in the army, but today he was also hungry for a long time, and after walking that long way, Chen Xin felt very hungry when he mentioned it.

He didn't know how to be polite, and said a little embarrassed: "Yet, I haven't eaten yet, this ......"

"Zhou Laifu!" Chen Xin shouted into the room.

Zhou Laifu inside ran out quickly, and Chen Xin said to him: "How can you be a family official, your son-in-law's eldest brother hasn't eaten yet, go and let the kitchen make some." ”

"Huh?" Zhou Laifu looked at the younger brother Guan and said, "Why hasn't the eldest brother eaten yet, why didn't you say anything about Dehong?" ”

Brother Guan said a little embarrassed: "This, eldest brother, he just met an adult at the door, and I haven't had time to ask yet." ”

Chen Xindao: "It has nothing to do with Dehong, Zhou Laifu is the master, this is your mistake, rush to call someone to prepare." He turned to Brother Guan again and said, "This official still has to stay here for a while, you will come to the main hall after dinner, just so that the people from the Civil Department can meet our combat heroes." ”

Brother Guan saluted gratefully, and Zhou Laifu personally led Brother Guan to the side hall, and his attitude towards Brother Guan suddenly became very affectionate.

Chen Xin entered the hall, and continued to chat with a group of people from the civil department and the trading company, and took a moment to call Dong Yu in the middle, and whispered to Dong Yu: "You come to my house tomorrow." ”

Dong Yu agreed in a low voice, Chen Xin rubbed his forehead and said: "Let's discuss with Li Donghua about the incident that Mr. Liu said last time, that is, the only son and those who are too burdened among ordinary soldiers, if the number is not large, they will be transferred from the reserves, and those replaced veterans will return to their hometown of Tunpu to serve as reserve non-commissioned officers." In this way, the pressure on the civilian side of the bereavement pension will be reduced, and the other is the specific military expansion plan for next year. ”